ISA Server 2004 Firewall (70-350) (Program Details)

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COURSE OUTLINE
Intro to Firewalls and ISA Server 2004

You will benefit by starting with this video because it lays out the roadmap for what you will learn in this course.

* Why are firewalls and ISA Server important and what do you need to know?
* How are Train Signal videos different from other training videos?
* Quick overview of the topic covered throughout this lab

Lab Setup Video

This video is important because it covers the scenario that you will be using throughout the course.

Firewall Concepts

Knowing what a firewall is and why you need a firewall is going to be a building block and your knowledge base for the more detailed material concerning ISA Server 2004 in this course.

* What is a firewall?
* Why do I need a firewall?
* What are the different types of firewalls?
* Security Policies

Firewall Design and Implementation

This video will help you choose the right firewall, show you where ISA server fits into this, and you will also get to see a demonstration of a firewall in action.

* Problems you will encounter when using a firewall.
* Benefits to using a firewall
* What ISA does and what it doesn't do.
* How many firewalls do I need, what kind, and where do I put them?
* Choosing the right firewall.
* Firewall demonstration - Cisco and Linksys
* Implementing a new firewall

Client-side Firewalls

This video is important because it shows you the good and the bad of client-side firewalls. You also get to see the different types of client side firewalls; all in an effort to help you make the best decision possible when choosing a firewall. Also, a major benefit of this video is that you will see how to configure the Windows built-in firewall and you will get to see how to install and configure Zonealarm.

* Pro's and Cons
* Application vs. port-based
* Windows built-in firewall
* ZoneAlarm

Installation of ISA Server

Not only will you get to see how to install ISA Server, but you will also get to see tips for installing ISA Server and you will go over the best practices to follow when installing ISA Server.

* Installation tips
* Installation best practices
* Installing ISA Server

Introduction to and Management of ISA Server

Knowing how to configure and manage ISA Server is the core knowledge you will need to benefit from the many features ISA Server offers.

* Introduction to ISA Server concepts
* Overview of ISA features
* Initial configuration of ISA Server
* Management of ISA Server
* Importance of Windows Active Directory
* Remote management of ISA
* Hardening the default ISA Server install

Connecting to the Internet

Configuring and managing your ISA Server is a big part of what you will learn in this course, but you have to be able to connect your machines to the Internet. You need to make sure that you can connect to the Internet from your ISA Server and from a client machine and this video will make sure you know how to do this.

* Connecting to the Internet from the ISA Server
* Connecting to the Internet from a Windows client using Web Proxy

Configuring ISA Firewall Access Policies

The main benefit of this video is that you get to see how to create Firewall Access Policies to keep unwanted traffic from accessing your network.

* Introduction to Access Policies
* Access rule elements
* Configuring access policies and rules
* Use access policies to stop spyware, adware, spam and other unwanted network applications

Configuring Secure NAT

Nearly every business has employees that need to connect to the Internet. Secure NAT allows many hosts to connect to the Internet from a private network, using the same IP address. This is something you will need to know how to configure to be completely proficient in ISA Server 2004.

* Introduction to SecureNAT
* Advantages and limitation of SecureNAT
* Configuring SecureNAT

ISA Clients and Automatic Provisioning

If your company requires that all websites visited must be logged with the username of the employee visiting those websites, then you will benefit greatly from the concepts in this video. What was just described is called authentication and you will learn this concept as well as how to use access policies to restrict certain users from navigating to certain websites.

* Firewall client
* Web proxy client
* Automating client provisioning and Auto discovery
* Automating Firewall client installation using GPO

Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) and Application Layer Filtering (ALF)

You will benefit from this video because you will see how to use SPI to open a particular port only when the firewall is expecting a response to a request, which provides for better security. Also, knowing how to use Application Layer Filtering will allow you to configure your ISA Server to screen certain keywords in emails so you could hold or delete these emails based on your companies policies.

* Introduction to Stateful Packet Inspection
* Introduction to Application Layer Filtering
* What are application filters?
* What are web filters?
* Configuring HTTP Filtering
* Using SPI for intrusion detection and prevention

Caching with ISA Server

Every administrator would like to keep the utilization of the Internet connection as low as possible. If you are the administrator of a large company, knowing how to configure web cashing will help you save significant bandwidth.

* What do you need to know about web caching with ISA?
* Configuring web caching
* Monitoring web caching and configuring rules

Publishing Applications using ISA

Many companies have users that need to access their email through the internet when they are outside of the office. Knowing how to use Publishing will allow you to make this process possible for your users by making available the minimum number of protocols required to securely allow these users access through the ISA Server.

* Purpose and types of publishing
* Benefits of publishing
* Publishing specific applications - Web, Exchange SMTP, OWA, RPC
* Split DNS
* Configuring application publishing

Configuring ISA VPN

Knowing how to configure ISA as a VPN server will be beneficial for any administrator that has users that need access to the entire network at your company, from outside the company network.

* PPTP VPN Server
* L2TP/IPSEC VPN Server
* Windows AP and RADIUS Authentication
* VPN Quarantine

Configuring ISA Site-to-site VPN

If you are an administrator of a company network that has two branch offices in two different locations, or even if you one day aspire to be that administrator, you will need to know how to configure ISA Site-to-site VPN. This is a low cost way to connect the two separate locations and is used by many of today's companies.

* Introduction to Site-to-site VPN
* Selecting a tunnelling protocol
* Remote site networks
* Network and access rules for Site-to-site VPN tunnels
* Remote-site VPN gateway servers
* Configuring a Site-to-site VPN

3rd Party Products for ISA Server

This video will show you how to use many of the important third party products that are available for ISA Server 2004, so that you can maximize the protection it provides.

* Important products for ISA
* GFI Web Monitor for ISA
* SurfControl for ISA
* Akonix for ISA
* Panda Anti-virus for ISA
* Microsoft's free tools for ISA Server
* Community Forums for ISA

ISA Server 2004 Enterprise

The benefit of this video is that you get to examine the different features that are available in ISA Server 2004 Enterprise edition, and how to install and configure these features. Many businesses use ISA Server 2004 but many other businesses use the Enterprise edition so it is great to have knowledge of the different features that are available in the Enterprise edition.

* Benefits of ISA Enterprise Edition
* Network Load Balancing
* Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM)
* Configuring ISA Arrays
* Configuring Cache Array Routing Protocol (CARP)

Monitor and Troubleshoot ISA

* Monitoring
* Logging
* Reporting
* Alerting
* Customize the HTTP Error page in ISA Server

19 videos (Over 11 Hours) will be provided in High-Quality AVI & WMV format. In other words, you get perfect quality and replication of your instructor's screens. An easy-to-use table of contents allows you to navigate to key areas you wish to focus on.

19 iPod video files to watch Train Signal on the go. A popular request amongst our students who wish to study while they commute (i.e., train). These 320x240 .m4v files are compressed versions of the original course, and play on any iPod that supports video. Also great for reviewing and refreshing your mind "on the job."

19 MP3 Files to listen to Train Signal on the go. Some of our students have requested this option. People would like to be able to listen in their car or while working out. Can be burnt to a CD or copied to portable device. Great supplemental training to the videos.

Instructor Notes - These PDF documents can be printed out and contain the slides used by the instructor throughout the videos. These allow the user a quick easy reference to notes on the slides and make any additional notes for their own learning process.

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